what did yankee doodle name macoroni? and why do you think that?
2006-11-23 04:17:04 · 3 answers · asked by Baby D 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The current version of the song Yankee Doodle is thought to have been sung by the British Army during the American Revolution. A macaroni was a colonial term for a "dandy" who tried too hard to be fashionable - the joke was that the Yankees thought that sticking a feather in their hat made them fashionable.
So it was the hat that was called macaroni.
2006-11-23 04:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Taryn C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm, i dunno...I've always wondered about that. It seems to go with either the hat or the feather, but that still doesn't quite make sense.
2006-11-23 04:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by sk8rgrl02631 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the feather he stuck in his hat. because he was on some serious drugs maybe?
2006-11-23 04:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋